I know it's sacrilege but I have never really been a Gary Paulsen fan. I am a good librarian - I suggest the books to tons to students and have done book groups with Hatchet, discussed the movie, etc. But my personal taste...
So... probably not a surprise that I didn't like this. The section about him living with his aunt and uncle and what he learned from them was great but then it meandered on and I wanted more - what ever happened to them? Then the section about the librarian was great - but I wanted more. Did he ever reconnect with her? And the last half of the book just flew through time and skipped so much in between that I just didn't feel the message or connection of how his early experiences in the woods helped him survive.
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